Tor Mclean, the resident of Lafayette, California, solved the California historic drought issue at his own backyard. He tore away his water-thirsty lawn and turned it into a beautiful, eternally green retreat that requires zero maintenance and lowers approximatly 70% of his monthly water bill. Plus, he is getting a rebate from East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to decrease the cost of transition.

"I want it look pretty. I want it look good, " -said Tor Mclean. "Don't have to spend a lot of money on it, and conserve water. No matter if the drought is over or not," - he said, "this project is going to stay."

Abby Figueroa, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, told ABC7 News that the agency planned the cap up to $2,500 in cash rewards to homeowners who are switching to the drought-tolerant natural plants. They might extend rebates to those who go with artificial grass with a cap of $1,200. But California Redbud, Cleveland Sage and Cofee Berry, though look decent on the front lawns, can't replace traditional California backyards, the place for kids to play and for adults to enjoy the 4th of July barbeque. But not everyone is happy.

As a continuous effort to minimise the plastic waste, the Alameda County public recycling agency, sent a letter in protest to Est Bay Mud. "This stuff has no place to go after its useful life other than a landfill, and people may install it and send it to landfill a few years after the drought is over," Stop Waste spokesperson Gary Wolff said.

But the question is: will the drought be over in a few yeas? Artificial grass life expectancy under regular traffic is at least twenty years. Most Californians realize that no matter what agencies say, July 1 water price increase is just a beginning.

EBMUD raised water rates three years in a row. Someone has to pay for aging infrastructure, and this someone is California residents. Last year, Abby Figueroa mentioned that increasing water prices are "politically challenging." Now, when the California drought got to the catastrophic stage, it is time to invest in a new technology, and it will affect the cost of every household in the state.

"The drought has been the main drive in the industry. People look for the alternatives to their real sod," - said Andrew Gao, Global Syn-Turf's CEO, in his interview with Cornell Barnard, ABC7 News.

As Cornell Barnard mentioned on air, the artificial grass business is booming. "Grass is always greener at Global Syn-Turf. The demand is so high for the fake grass they make it's been hot for their business for the last two years."

Most synthetic turf manufacturers in the United States have a challenging time to keep with growing demand. Some of them have at least three months in back orders. At Global Syn-Turf, we are happy to give an immediate solution to our customers. Global Syn-Turf is the largest manufacturer of artificial grass in the United States with the largest inventory of highest quality synthetic grass in the country. Every order is fulfilled in the timely manner. While most companies have no manufacturing capacity to produce enough turf for sky-rocketing demand, we can supply turf TODAY. Plus, if you walk through our website, you will see the biggest collection of grass and the widest range of technologies we have innovated throughout years.

Global Syn-Turf collection of artificial grass is impressive and contains more than 65 different types of turf - from landscape applications and sports fields to professional putting greens and unique grass with exceptional drainage intended for pet areas.

With warehouses in Northern and Southern California and all around the country, there is no need to wait three months or more to lower your water bills. Call us today and start saving water immediately.

Cornell Barnard, ABC7 News, believes that "during the drought there is nothing fake about saving water."

The 2015 Constellation Senior Players Championship was "a magic week" for Bernhard Langer, two-times Masters Champion, who lead wire-to-wire victory at the Belmont Country Club, Massachusetts. It became Bernhard's 81st individual triumph. This time, he won six shots over Kirk Triplett.

In the last round of the Constellation Senior Players Championship, ending with a 3-under 68 closing round and a 6-shot margin of triumph, Langer achieves his 24th career win on the Campions Tour. He became the first senior golfer to repeat as Senior Players winner since Arnold Palmer in 1984-1985.

The triumph extended Langer's streak of winning at least one Champions Tour event each year of his membership, starting in 2007. Usually, Langer didn't wait long for his opening victory of the season. He won twice in his first start, three times in his third, twice in his fourth.

Over his initial nine starts, Langer had his share of consecutive ends (five top-10s), but no wins. Only in 2012 Langer won on his 14th Champions Tour. This year, calm and methodical Langer was growing impatient by the start of the 48th week.

Called the golf's international man of mystery for 25 years since his first Masters championship in 1985, Bernhard Langer is the golf's most pronounced stoic. He was placed in the Top 10 88 times, and he finished in the top 25 120 times.

Most players are struggling to understand the Belmont's greens, but with a help of Terry Holt, Langer felt comfortable. He opened 65-65, three-putted twice the week and averages thirty putts per round. Impressive 89 percent for someone who doesn't recall being in the Boston area before.

"I think I was, throughout my career, fairly consistent and had a lot of good years," - said Langer once. "I might have been a little bit better than the average player as well. I tried to stay in shape and I'm still playing some golf and having fun doing it. There're lot of other guys who do the same. I think I just feel that I can still improve myself, I can still learn about my technique and the way I play golf. I can still become a better chipper and putter of the golf ball and if I can improve just a little bit, let's say a stroke a day, that would be phenomenal because it would mean three of four shots for the week, which means that I would be up there at the top of the leaderboard somewhere."

"Congratulations, Mr. Langer!" - Dave Maronic is excited to see the golf legend win once again. Dave with the team visited Bernhard Langer private residence in Southern Florida two years ago. "It's amazing what a man can do if he spent as much time on green as Bernhard Langer. He loves the game, and with a golf settings in his backyard, he can practice anytime. As some say - no pain or suffering with Mr. Langer - just pure, beautiful golf."

As you know, Global Syn-Turf's premium quality putting greens never requires watering and mowing, and designed to receive shots like real bent- and Bermuda grass greens. It helps professional golfers by allowing them to practice swings without leaving their comfort zones.

Global Syn-Turf putting greens provide golfers with a first-class golf experience. It gives resilience, smoothness and firmness - which characteristics contribute to the overall speed of the putting green and yield green speeds up to 15 with infill and nine to 10 without. Moreover, Global Syn-Turf putting greens are pet, child and environmentally friendly with no need for watering, fertilizing, disposal of grass clippings, and greatest of all, no need for lawn mowers all of which free up the golfer's time for practicing his game. And finally, Global Syn-Turf has a full range of colors, heights, and thickness to fulfill the requirements of any professional golfer's ideal grass.

The "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart has his own idea of how to solve the California Drought issue.

"First, as you know, California goes through historic unprecedented dry spell. " - says Jon Stewart at Thursday's Daily Show. "We are talking about original movie ideas. BOOM! Take that Jurassic world. Hey, what if they build another dinosaur theme park, but this time things also went horribly wrong."

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Then, Stewart explains why there is a little hope for Californians to avoid the consequences of the drought: "I am talking about the catastrophic four-year drought. Californian's reservoirs are empty. The snow pack is gone. What little water remains in control of ruthless, disfigured warlord, doling out precious moisture from his mountain stronghold" (referencing this year blockbuster hit Mad Max.)

In the next clip, Stewart demonstrates, is an image of Immortan Joe, the lord of the Citadel (the place that beholds the water supply) in Mad Max, and states "Wow, Jerry Brown has not aged well."

"I am just kidding, " - says Stewart. "Jerry Brown didn't age at all. He is still good old governor, putting a water scarcity issue in terms that anyone on "shrooms" can understand. "

In the next clip presents the Jerry Brown quotes: "Someone will call water a right. Someone will call water an essence of life. Water is a baptism. Water is a poetry."

Jon Stewart seems to have a hard time to agree with a poetic associations of the governor of California. He says: "Roses are read. Violets are blue. Can I wash my f#* wash car or not?"

Can California conserve enough water to support life in the state? Stewart thinks there is time to get on top of the disaster: "California instituted mandatory water restrictions. They are tempting to get overall water usage down to 25 percent, obviously not including agriculture which is most of the water usage. But right now, usage is only down 9 percent, so it is time to get real."

As we know, apart from the state government ideas to desalinate the water from the ocean, which will inevitably increase the cost of water five times or more, and the latest plan of Jerry Brown to build two tunnels to divert water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the south, the water recycling plan sounds more realistic as now. Some Southern California communities are using the recycled water, and it works well for them and the environment. But what do people think of this alternative?

"This 620 million dollar water recycling plant turns treated sewage from the sanitation department next door into drinkable water. The water that comes out is cleaner than most tap water in the country. It's officially called "Indirect potable reuse", but it's more descriptively known as toilet-to-tap."

It is easier to say from the East Coast location, where the Daily Show is filmed, but Stewart is more open-minded than most of us. He says: " It's known as toilet-to-tap, but there are steps in between. You are not just sticking a drinking straw in somebody's ass. There is a process it goes through. But, obviously, thanks to the name toilet-to-tap, people tends to react to this God-sent drought solution like this."

What do people think about the recycled water? Or, rather, how do they feel about it?

"That's dirty. That's nasty."

"It's kind of disgusting."

"Yucky factor."

"Major icky and gross factor."

Gayle King is not an exception: "Of course when you how it is done, it's just a graphic in my mind - what I've seen in the toilet it's scary."

"Californians! If you want to buy something you don't call it what it's really is. You have to spice it up a little bit. Like, porn. You think the Valley would have porn, if porn were renamed "Sad Romanians. F*# for money?" - asks Stewart.

Snitching, according to Stewart, is a "far more renewable resource" of water conservation than technologies to recycle water. He mentions that some water agencies in California launched the app for people to report water wasters.

"I'm sick of it," - he says. "Back home it's all we talk about. We use to go to dinner and discuss movies. Which stars are secretly gays. But now it's just - "How long was your shower. Did you use a backet? Hey, that's a guy whose lawn is green. Call the cops! "

Man, it feels good! I am taking an advantage of your unregulated East Coast Water-topia! Man, it feels good!

Jon, I have to get it out of my system before I go home and slip the recycled toilet water.

I haven't wasted water like this in years!

I am going to paint this town wet, Jon!

Named Best Stand-Up Comedian by the HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Al Madrigal's comedy has been called "dynamic" by The New York Times. His unique, spontaneous and fast-paced lyrical storytelling style has made him a regular on television with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents Special and appearances on John Oliver's New York Stand-up Show and Pretend Time with Nick Swardson. Al has also appeared with Conan O'Brien (as one of the first 20 guests during his stint as host of "The Tonight Show," and on "Conan" on TBS) as well as multiple appearances on ""Lopez Tonight," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

We are honored to be a part of the remembrance of Drake and
other police canine companions, fallen protecting us. Drake was shot four times on November, 18
2012. He was a German Shepherd retired from a force. In spite of
heroic efforts by the best veterinarians in the country, Drake didn't make it.
He passed away five days later after shooting.

In the interview to local news, Dr. Simmons' stated: "They (police
dogs) are currently classified as equipment, - the depreciable equipment with
no value when they are retired. Do dogs deserve some form of status? Hero
Status really..."

The video has been captured at K-9 dedicated Drake and other
fallen police dogs Memorial in Greenacres, Florida where GST donated one of our
best products - PetGrass-85. Dr. Ken Simmons gives a complete overview of the
project done at the Memorial and the ultimate guide to every step of the
installation process. Thank you, Dr. Simmons!

Global Syn-Turf produces more than 65 different lines of artificial
grass, and some of it needs special care during the installation. The good
example of it is our Pet Grass 85. Designed for an ideal drainage, the backing
of this product has no stitch lines, and as an installer you must pay an extra
attention to details.

"We've been using this product for the better part of
ten months, and some rain storms have come through that were quite substantial,
and we've had absolutely no flooding. There are no smell issues at all. "
- said Dr. Simmons. "We have large dogs running at high speeds turning on
a dime. Carpet (artificial grass) is not separating. It is no falling apart
anywhere. And clients, the perception, that they have now of our park is that
it looks like an Augusta National Golf Course. I am very impressed with Dave Maronic
and his team for providing us this turf for the Drake Memorial because it is
very special thing for us since we have a veterinary hospital, and now we have
a Memorial Park that is absolutely spectacular. The turf is just made it
wonderful."

Below is the full transcript.

If you already own a dog care facility, where lots of dogs
are playing at the regular basis, you know that regular grass, although
beautiful and very friendly, often dies from disease, it dies from the urine.
It gets wet with puddles from rain, and it turns into a mud bath, and all of
your pets are playing in this.

Once you are committed to the idea that you are going to
spend the money to have your natural grass replace with an artificial turf, the
very first step is to remove the existing material that's in your park. And so,
my suggestion is to take out, depending on the value of dogs that are going to
be playing in the park, up to 8, maybe even 10 inches of fill, so you end up
with a space that can then be packed with the drain rock, and other products.

There is actually quite a lot to this first stage of
removing the fill that is there. So you must be careful because of the
sprinkler pipes, water lines, electrical wires, antennas, cables, whatever
might be in the ground. You need to be very careful and identify all those
things. If there are sprinkler zones, they need to be relocated outside of the
perimeter of where the turf is going to be laid, so you don't have to dig it
physically up to get to it.

If you encounter something that needs to be remained in its
current position, identify it and place it in the protective box or cabin of
some sort, and ultimately you can still cover it with the turf, and allow
yourself access at the later date.

Once the fill has been removed to a measured grade, the next
step is bringing in number 57 rock. It's essentially septic drain fill rock.
It's an inexpensive product, and here is where you are really want to be an
opposite to thrifty. You want to use a lot of this rock. Give yourself at least
six to eight inches of base rock compacted, and you are going to end putting a
concrete screening over the top of this, but the very next step is to bring the
rock in, approximate the level, and then go over it with a compactor, and
follow it with a concrete screening, which is a fine concrete dust. That would
be laid on top of the septic drain rock and compacted as well. That would be
about four-inch bed.

During the removal of the fill, you are going to encounter
the places in your project that do not have linear or a hard surface upon which
to attach the turf. That's where you need to pour a concrete curb to give
yourself that option. If you have an existing sidewalk, it can be used nicely.
Even existing paver or walkways that have a concrete edging can be used to
attach the turf. But where there is nothing, you need to replace it with a
concrete curb, probably a four-inch wide curb 6 or 8 inches deep that allows
you to tack turf to the curb.

Compacting the septic drain rock as well as the concrete
screening is the essential part for this, and needs to be done very carefully
and very meticulously. The rock should be moistened with water and tamped as a
wet rock, and, ultimately, once the septic drain rock is tamped down, and you
are going to lay this four and five inches of concrete screen on top, you do
the same thing and tamp it down. It will be surface, but very pervious surface
when you finished. You want to take extra care to make sure the details are
done correctly on the curb edge, around any objects that might be left behind,
trees and the like sometimes can be in the middle of your project. You want to
cut around those trees and put some formed curb around them. And this part is
very critical.

Once you finished placing the rock and tamping it down and
doing all the prepping that needs to be done, the next step is roll out the
carpet. And this is a very important step because the carpet needs to be rolled
out, so the grain matches anywhere you seam it. You can't turn the carpet
perpendicular to itself, and end up with a good seam. The company that worked
for us did a great job. Coastal Synthetic Turf has some technicians that were
able to make the seams completely invisible. So the carpet is laid out in its
approximate location as the first step and trimmed to fit the location.

Any place where the seam is required with the dog's turf s
really-really important to take a time, to make sure the edges match up
perfectly. And then a piece of double-sided, large, white material is laid
down, and nailed to the ground such that when the turf is applied to the top of
the glue that would be laid on top of that will stick and create a perfectly
nice seam.

Once the seam is placed together on top of the glue, carpet
is actually nailed to the ground to ensure that it stays tight to the seam.

Once the seams are completely finished, large, heavy bags of
sand are laid across a scene to make sure they are hold up together.

As always during this process there will be a lot of
clipping, and trimming, and edging things perfect, and that's critical. The
details make all the difference.

And the final stage is to apply sand in quantity to weigh
carpet down, to keep it from fluffing around. And then it's brushed very
aggressively with a broom to settle into the carpet.

The goal behind this entire process is to give yourself a
fairly significant drainage system beneath the carpet so that when water is
applied to it in a great quantity, it flows to the carpet and directly to the
drain system.

Per day, the state promises to fine water wasters as much as $1000. Mandate, in light of the governor of California, while the state of California is experiencing the serious water drought, jerry Brown, beverly Hills residents are facing the reality of cutting down their water use as much as by 35%.

As a drought becomes a major
concern in California, the idea of replacing old lawns with artificial grass
becomes more and more attractive to home and business owners. In the interview
with Ken Wayne, Fox News, San Francisco, Jim Luthi, the homeowner of Newark,
confessed he has bit the bullet and replace the sod with artificial turf: "Thirty something years of having
droughts on and off. "

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As every homeowner knows, a
nice lawn takes a lot of work and water, and for some it doesn't worth it
anymore.

"A few years ago I
wouldn't have got this because I didn't like the artificial turf, but they've
gotten so good now that I figured you know what, I'm going to do it. And I
wanted to lessen the workload on myself a little too," Jim said.

Michael McGinnis, a
landscaper, loaded his pick up with a giant roll of artificial turf at Global
Syn-Turf's warehouse in Hayward, California. He says he is getting a lot more
business installing turf.

"It's becoming extremely
popular. People can't get enough of it I guess," he told KTVU.

The artificial grass industry
is exploding. Global Syn-Turf, the largest artificial grass manufacturing
company in America runs 45,000 square foot warehouse in Hayward. But that's
only a small part of their business. They carry artificial turf products all
around United States, including large metropolitan areas in Florida, Texas,
Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, New York and East Coast. Residents and landscaping businesses in
Southern California pick up turf directly from GST's huge Los Angeles and San
Diego warehouses. With increasing popularity of artificial turf in United
States, most manufacturers run out of products quickly, but not Global
Syn-Turf.

Dave Maronic, a company
vice-president, told KTVU the business is booming. "We've doubled, tripled
every month," he said. "Different engineered blades is the way of the
world right now."

Global Syn-Turf produces more
than 65 types of artificial grass of different colors, heights and weights.
Engineered blades are designed for high performance, impeccable resilience,
super-natural looking turf. It is not
your old-fashioned, carpet looking Astroturf.

"It looks just like the
real thing, feels like the real thing. It's environmentally safe for the kids,
for the pets," said Maronic.

With the late concern about a
crumb rubber linked to health issues and used by other artificial grass
manufacturers, Dave Maronic made it clear that Global Syn-Turf has never been in favor with the use of old,
used crumb tires, and always recommended natural infill solutions to their
customers.

"It's environmentally safe
for the kids, for the pets," said Maronic. "There's different padding to
meet G-Max ratings for fields that you don't have to use that rubber. So it's
not something we carry. Not something we sell," he said.

G-Max is the measurement of
the shock attenuation of sports surfaces. The performance values of an
artificial grass field can be understood as a reflection of the field's G-Max
rating. With the G-Max below 120, the surface is too soft and may not provide enough
energy return to the athlete, and leads to premature exhaustion. When G-Max
rating is above 180, it creates an overly hard field, and will cause a
performance hazard introducing the risk for severe injuries. The use of crumb
rubber is not required to achieve perfect G-Max rating, and there are other
ways to achieve a maximum level of protection to athletes.

This year, Global Syn-Turf
installed a million square feet of turf at the Twin Creek Sports Complex in
Sunnyvale, California.

You may think that installing
artificial grass is a more expensive alternative to a natural sod, but in a
long haul it pays for itself by reducing water bills and the maintenance
costs. In California, major water
agencies run rebate programs to help homeowners transition their lawns into the
drought-tolerant landscape. According to professor of Earth sciences at UC
Santa Cruz Lisa Sloan, who predicted a severe California drought back in 2004, "the
actual situation in the next few decades could be even more dire that our study
suggested." But even the scientists are wrong, for most homeowners swapping to
artificial lawns makes more sense money and maintenance wise.

At least that's the thinking of Jim Luthi as he gazes at his pristine Newark yard. "I think it looks
great. Looks fabulous. Looks like regular grass."

If you are living in a hot and dry climate,
searching for the appropriate desert plants can be one of your great choices.
Even though you cannot grow hybrid flowers, yet there is plenty of ornamental
grass, cacti, and succulents that will let you make a spectacular garden.
Usually, these plants desert plants don't take a lot of care, obliging little
water and general they are amazingly independent and hardy. At the end of the
day, these sorts of plants are great workhorses that will flourish in parched
or desert areas.

So for those who really love gardening, and
searching for a garden design ideas. Listed below are some of the desert plants
that you can use. These are as follows:

Sedums

Sedum is another type of plant that are perfect to utilize in any patio nursery or
scene attempt. These are the top options for a desert garden, or wherever where
water may be rare, the sun's beams are relentless and long, hot days are the
standard.

Postman, Autumn Joy, and Matrona are every top
varieties of Sedum that may survive in harsh locations and long stretches of
the dry spell. Matrons and Autumn Joy have a thick, meaty green leaves that
hoard accessible water for the plants to utilize later on. In the late spring
and fall, the plants light up the desert scene with bright splashes of red and
pink blossoms.

Cacti

A cactus is a kind of plants that you may
utilize for gardening in the desert since it is very dependable. Aside from
that, there are varieties of cacti that are accessible for your gardening to
choose from. There are colorful and small cacti while the others grow very
large. By this, you may utilize an unusual
or large shaped of the cactus plant in your garden ideas.

The
Cast Iron Plant

This plant appears to be effectively unyielding
and its leaves that are sword-shaped add attraction and speculate to garden
design ideas.

The
Desert Ornamental Grasses

Zebra grass, Buffalo grass, and Maiden grass
are the excellent options for a desert garden. These grasses make little
stipulates and might stand a diversity of unpleasant temperature, water and
soil conditions. On the other hand, the airy spears of grass append an ethereal
value to the garden design.

The
Aloe Vera Plant

This plant is also famous in the garden, desert
since they are not just capable to grow vigorously in dry climates, yet you may
also utilize its leaf by breaking it off when you have rashes or sunburn to
alleviate your skin with the clout that oozes away. Another good thing about
this plant is that, even though you don't put a lot of water and proper
maintenance of it, they can able for a long period in the heat and drought
without being damaged.

If you are a gardener or if you want to be a
gardener, you can keep in mind these
desert plants that you can efficiently use for your garden desert ideas. Aside
from that fact, that they require minimal care, you can also take advantage
from its different usage not just for your garden but also for yourself.

Global Syn-Turf, Inc. today announced the release of new
line of artificial grass developed with one-of-the-kind Double S shape
technology designed to create super-realistic look and higher resilience of
synthetic turf surfaces. With this latest release, Global Syn-Turf further satisfies
the industry's demand for a proven and reliable outdoor solution which is
inherently low-maintenance and zero-irrigation; a synthetic grass which
provides greater resiliency, realistic appearance and lasting durability.

The latest enhancements with Double S shape blade allow
wider than regular, texturized look to the end-product. This update nests
neatly with core value of the synthetic grass - the capacity to withstand
severe weather changes, intense and constant use in combination with a soft,
plush touch.

The new Double S fiber technology features multi-color
emerald green and olive green blades with double thatching in brown and green
for additional elaborate feel. First releases of Double S Blade line of
artificial grass is available for distribution country-wide. Double S-72's pile
height is 1 7/8 inches with 3/8 inches turf gauge and the face weight 72 oz.Double S-61 comes with the pile height of 1 3/4 inches and face weight 61 oz.
The sturdy backbone of the fibers makes the grass stand up for a longer time
and give the surface a remarkable resilience. This unique fiber blade
significantly reduces glare to create super-realistic appearance.